Spread of West Nile Virus in the Americas (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

Spread of West Nile Virus in the Americas

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In 1999, West Nile virus was detected in the United States for the first time, and within five years it had spread from New York across the contiguous United States and into Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. A new special collection in the Journal of Medical Entomology takes stock of lessons learned and progress made over the past 20 years of West Nile virus research, surveillance, and control.

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<i>Journal of Medical Entomology</i>

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